Virgin Mary said to appear to an American lover of foul language and bless opposition to ROCOR's unity with the Church in Russia

New York, February 8, Interfax - The anonymous creator of the ROCORNEWS website has stated that the Virgin Mary with a host of saints appeared to him during his night walk with his dog in the Central Park in New York.

'The vision' is now given all kinds of interpretation by irreconcilable opponents of unity between the Russian Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate, who see in this statement a sign of heavenly blessing given upon their further efforts.

A closer look at the website has revealed a stream of unprintable abuse on the ROCOR head, Metropolitan Laurus, and Moscow Patriarchate officials.

According to the web report, 'the saints' walked barefoot, while the Virgin Mary wore 'a large red headscarf'. She 'talked' with the author 'for about a minute' near the Metropolitan Museum informing him that 'you will soon choose new bishops for yourselves and God's blessing will rest on those of them who will please the faithful'.

According to the resource's editor, this means that 'new, real, bishops are to appear soon' because the bishops of the Church Abroad will sign the Act of Communion with the Moscow Patriarchate.

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